HB 833

Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Special Order until later today (Senator Hershey) Adopted (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or human trafficking; providing that a minor may not be criminally prosecuted or proceeded against under certain provisions of law for a certain offense if the minor committed the offense as a direct result of sex trafficking or being a victim of human trafficking; etc.

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Testimony (58)

MGA witness list

FAV 46FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ackerman, Caroline	Amara Legal Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ackerman, Caroline	Amara Legal Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rudisill, Iona R	Araminta Freedom Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Derrica	Black and Missing Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Edwin	Eastern Shore Human Trafficking Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Edwin	Eastern Shore Human Trafficking Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	LaMaster, Jeremy	Free State Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beebe, Bianca	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gross, Michal	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolf, Hayley	MNADV	Oral
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Jenny	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Jenny	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kimbel, Elizabeth	Maryland Survivor Network	Oral
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stickle, Wendy	Montgomery County Human Trafficking Prevention Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubenstein, Amelia	University of Maryland SAFE Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubenstein, Amelia	University of Maryland SAFE Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finigan-Carr, Nadine	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finigan-Carr, Nadine	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Heiman, Heather	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Brooke	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Brooke	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McWilliams, Elaina	Individual	Oral
FAV	Parrott, Candace	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pelz, Suzanne	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Freeman, Iman	Baltimore Action Legal Team	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Raino, Christine	Shared Hope International	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Sledge, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sledge, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)